Career 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 Henry Pfister takes it, 7–0 on categories Pfister wins on games won. ATP Tour career: James 228 matches, Pfister 473 matches.
Pfister averages 12.6 games won a match to James’ 10.8 (16% more). Pfister averages 1.4 sets won a match to James’ 1 (35% more). Pfister has the better sets won %: 53.7 to James’s 40.9. Best single match: James 31 games won, Pfister 29. Winners’ edge: Pfister’s team won 55%, James’s team won 39% of the matches they played. Longevity: Pfister has 473 matches across 13 seasons, James 228 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 2 total · best 1
10.8 2,466 total · best 31 Games wonper game 12.6 5,955 total · best 29
40.9 Sets won % 53.7
46.9 Games won % 51.3
0.0 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 7 total · best 1
1 228 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.4 640 total · best 3
Head to head 3 5 matches 2
Clay · 2 matches 1 1 Hard · 1 match 1 0 Grass · 1 match 1 0 Carpet · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 4 Aug 1980 · Indianapolis · Round of 64 · Clay 6-3 6-3 29 Jan 1979 · Little Rock · Quarterfinal · Hard 6-3 6-4 12 Dec 1977 · Sydney Outdoor · Round of 64 · Grass 6-1 6-2 26 Sept 1977 · San Francisco · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-1 2-6 7-5 8 Aug 1977 · Indianapolis · Round of 64 · Clay 6-4 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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